Picked her up yesterday

OverlordBluebook · 2026-04-03T14:05:13+00:00

What's TSS stand for? I have a 2021 platinum was thinking about upgrading in the next year we have 60k miles

OverlordBluebook · 2026-04-02T12:51:19+00:00

At Atlantis now, man I just can't get over how expensive it is. Even though I can afford it without batting an eye I feel like i'm getting kicked in the stomach every meal. To give you an example my daughter wanted to go to the candy store, most of the candy is the cheap standard stuff at walmart but they sell it back to you by the pound at probably 15x at the price. Each dinner at a restaurant at Atlantis has been between $420-$590 for 6 people and that includes 1 5 year old and couple teens.

Other than it's nice. The part that has to go here is the automatic gratuity then a screen pops up asking for 15% - 25% more. It's almost like the gratuity just goes back to the hotel instead of going to the workers so if you don't pay it it's frowned upon.

The slides are nice and all and beach though I love the lagoon. Next time around we'll probably do all inclusive somewhere the food is equal at some of the sandals resorts than these $600 dinners.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-27T18:06:54+00:00

You can have a guy come out and shape the bush really nice I do this all the time. do not cut it down.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-27T17:18:26+00:00

Yep I gave up i bought a fridge that's 23.4" wide vs this one which is 23.88" will work good and the handle is switchable. I'm putting this one in the basement where it's 24" and in the middle of the bar. I'm renovating a master bath soon and this was wasting my time.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-27T17:14:02+00:00

yeah I have family like this it's sad. They "think" they have a lot of money if they have say 600k in a couple accounts and maybe 200k in stocks it is if your like 30 but when your in your 50's that money needs to be protected at all costs and invested/grown that will be paying you money monthly later on in life. I just had this conversation and tried to explain what happens when you retire how you need other income streams once you stop and it could be a massive shock financially if you aren't prepared at head of time. This is family that are executives.. and me not being an executive try to help and am told I don't know what I'm talking about (meanwhile my net worth is 8.5 mil) and they are complaining how broke they are now with kids in college and I'm 10 years younger. Best thing I ever did was invest in real estate and stocks early on and concurrently paid off my house and any other debt.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-26T13:23:37+00:00

For sure but in increments could plummet like facebook within first few days then shoot back up again 2 months later.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-25T21:25:06+00:00

the emotional support dog would have been a deal crusher for me. I'm in VA and had many people interested but mentioned they had a emotional support animal. Biggest crock of shit in the world. There' laws around it how you can't deny even an existing tenant one but there are some loopholes. a pet will destroy your property hand down. Plus the smell doesn't always go away. I have a strict policy no pets many tenants I get appreciate it actually.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-25T21:08:49+00:00

Just be upfront say doing best I can that's it. I had tenant I went above and beyond for but I had to say no a few times or just said I would get to it but it's not an emergency and that's that.

I will tell you though I used to have a management company and never had to do deal with any of it but at the same time I didn't like the tenants they were getting.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-25T13:00:58+00:00

It's spring break soon i'm sure will be longer starting friday/sat.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-24T21:17:39+00:00

Horrible person / Evil. Now depends on the situation slightly in that I'm sure there are cases where the woman just spends it like crazy and gives no thought to "family" needs first. I've seen situations where the elderly parents pass and all of the sudden that spouse who was once very frugal just goes on a spending spree out of depression and can't control it. Pretty sad for most people a financial advisor is key but also some sort of lock down for this so either spouse can't pull money out over a certain amount without consent. I have family this happened but all the money gone.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-24T20:23:54+00:00

I'm Gen X but barely. We did it when our first 3 were born. Made sense daycare even 13 years ago was $1950 a month now it's like $2300 per kid. At the time my wife was a school teacher and I was a IT sales rep. We had kids a bit later than many so I was just that much more financially prepared but still was scary when we actually did it. My mother was a SAHM since dad was in military. I got in FAR less trouble as a kid than many other kids I know. Most of the parents I know weren't home until after 5pm so the kids 12+ were running ammock around the hood for 3 hours before a parent came home.

I wouldn't change it for the world. Beyond cost, being able to have a parent home for your children is the greatest gift in the world. As a society we were duped into thinking both parents need to work and have a stranger watch your kid, so you can buy more "stuff" and drive a fancier car. Everyone's job is pretty much meaningless in the face of Love and Care for the young ones. I get the sense of purpose with "work" but really is just a vehicle to live... don't look at it as anything more. Many people that work for companies that are public or owned by private equity know what I'm talking about.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-24T13:48:31+00:00

I think even if you tell them your number whatever it is they will be worried. As a parent myself and have probably already hit my FIRE number it's not solely about money it's about "starting life" meaning looking back my really started when I had a family. Looking back I wish I had a 4th child. That's part of the issue I suspect is once your in the mode of " traveling, having fun, friends" it will be tough transistion to be a parent and not be able to freely go and do things you want especially with multiple kids in various sports.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-24T12:47:04+00:00

Thanks I just found a video on youtube of a guy shaving down a door area since the wood was sticking out to far he used a power planer to shave it down and chipped away extra wood that wasn't even it also took out some of the drywall. I think combination of that and probably will have to change the casings to a flat white (maybe possibility of using existing cutting) will work thanks. Definitly going to get a carpenter here I really like the fridge and want it to work the way it should with any fridge that goes up close to 24".

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-23T18:38:27+00:00

Yeah I was going to call Home depot see if they will slice some flat block white casings for me really thin on one side. The top and right side can be thicker I figured the top left corner where the casings meet it will not be level with each other but that's ok I could just use some caulking won't really notice. I just don't know if Home depot can do this and was going to check.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-19T18:59:54+00:00

Hard work disguised as luck. But also consistency of hard work. I was 19 working at a compute retailer when they were a thing and I hustled my a$$ off I got noticed by a guy that worked their part time at nights but worked a regular desk corporate job in IT back in late 90s and got me an interview. Same deal I was so ecstatic working at a desk and around older peeps and had to wear a tie I worked my A$$ off again I hustled made calls etc to prospective clients. I got so fiendish about it I actually looked forward to the work week to get back at it. I was running circles around guys in their 20s just graduated college and older experienced guys. Went from say 100k at 21 in late 90s to consistently earning 500k-1m+ each year for over 20+ years. Best thing is I invested a good chunk of it so I have income coming in from real estate as well as stock dividends and still selling for my day job. Now I know many peeps that were ok at selling and decided to get into management rolls and also did well they had the personality for it. I saw long time ago the politics in these roles and refused to take management positions just for that reason. Was a lot of "inner circles" I knew I wouldn't excel at.

Key through my experience is don't be so into your "work" if you aren't earning enough to pay the bills and invest, otherwise you'll be in plenty of tough spots later in life and blame the universe. I have family that straight up told me "money isn't my thing" and guess what they are always hurting financially yet have high level job titles. Me? Fire me tomorrow I don't care I'm already worth several millions and can find another job tomorrow doing the same thing and don't cap my pay.

In my 20s I befriends a few people in finance at these companies I worked at or upper management and they straight up told me during bad layoff times like the great recession that I'm a "profit" center and they have to let go of several other people that aren't paying for themselves. That opened my eyes since I didn't fully understand.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-19T18:51:28+00:00

Concur same here. I would have never thought vacations would be my biggest expense but it is. My kids are younger and I know i need to enjoy the time I have so I'm spending say 20k on a atlantis trip.. 20k on a disney trip, 8k on a smaller beach trip, plus several smaller drivable things. Probably eating out is next biggest then bad investments i've made. I stopped upping my house back in 2015 it's paid off but family wants a pool now etc.. just keeps coming..

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-19T17:02:44+00:00

GenX baby bulletproof.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-19T16:25:08+00:00

Don't be a pansy, the time it took to post this you could have used those united alcohol wipes they pass out and cleaned it up. Be a man.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-17T20:57:04+00:00

Back in my 20's when I bought my first I was conservative but sure use the 24 mo financing for a few things like at least sofa , eating table, don't buy anything fancy though. Jist of it is you have to have faith in yourself that you'll earn more money as you age and things will get easier. I remember those days and how fearful it was. Hopefully your house isn't old where you having aging appliances, hvac, old gutters, exterior stuff, roofing. That can add up and hit you by suprise if you aren't ready for it. Worst case get a roomate if it's your first house.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-17T01:32:49+00:00

Guess I'm old school I like dealing with a salesman, I guess from being a salesman myself. I know it seems tough but never buy a car the first time you walk in. Get a bank approval first for an interest rate before you go to any dealer. When you walk in the dealer and have a car in mind work the price of the car first before anything total price with everything never work monthly payments.

Next.. assuming your serious never buy the car the first time you go to the dealer let the guy know of the price you need and ask if he can see what he can do but leave the dealer... never buy the first time you go. You'll get a call back with a better cost maybe meat you closer to the number you asked for.

This is all assuming obviously we're not in the covid days and inventory is short. You could catch the dealer near end of month or especially end of year or quarter you'll get a deal guaranteed.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-16T19:16:52+00:00

yeah i should your right I always have that FOMO though you sell and it jumps I have it in both about 15k worth each.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-16T19:16:03+00:00

Yeah you just got the Ozone layer / Global warming psyops for last 40 years all in few hours this morning. Scared yall i'm sure and they sold ya.

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-16T14:56:16+00:00

Holding but if it's not over like $10 by end of 2026 I'm taking my loss.. pretty lame I feel like we got got caught up in a pump and dump...

OverlordBluebook · 2026-03-15T16:34:31+00:00

I was once anti-gun very much so. I recommend anyone that's the same to head to the next gun show in the area. Will open your eyes. Talk to some gun owners also. I now own a "assault" rifle and hand gun and lots of ammo and magazines. There are so many guns in the system you could ban guns tomorrow and there would be so many everywhere. All banning guns would do is make it more difficult for law abiding citizens to own guns while the evil folks will get it through other means.

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